Method and apparatus for testing the integrity of computer security alarm systems
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1. A method for testing the integrity of a computer alarm system which is one of associated with a computer and part of a computing network, the method comprising:
- testing the computer alarm system by dynamically and actively simulating an attack on the computing network including the alarm system itself; and
registering information pertaining to the status of the computing network alarm system attendant upon the simulated attack during said testing.
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Abstract
Apparatus and method for testing the integrity of computer alarm systems which can be part of a computing network, includes testing the computer alarm system by simulating an attack on the computing network including the alarm system itself. Thereafter, information, pertaining to the status of the computing network alarm system attendant upon the simulated attack, is registered.
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1. A method for testing the integrity of a computer alarm system which is one of associated with a computer and part of a computing network, the method comprising:
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testing the computer alarm system by dynamically and actively simulating an attack on the computing network including the alarm system itself; and registering information pertaining to the status of the computing network alarm system attendant upon the simulated attack during said testing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. Apparatus for testing the integrity of a computer alarm system which is one of associated with a computer and part of a computing network, the apparatus comprising:
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a tester for testing the computer alarm system by dynamically and actively simulating an attack on the computing network including the alarm system itself; and a register for registering information pertinent to the status of the computing network alarm system attendant upon the simulated attack by said tester. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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